The Home Front

Another Foreclosure Pot Bust

By Luke Mullins

Posted: July 30, 2008

Is there anyone left who isn't growing pot in their foreclosed home? This latest one comes to you from lovely Minnesota:

From KAAL Television:

An inspector, changing the locks on a foreclosed home, discovered a major drug operation in Bloomington Thursday.

Police in full HAZMAT gear spent the day hauling lights and other equipment used to grow marijuana from the home near 98th Street and France Avenue.

Neighbors told 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS the home was not taken care of.

"I called the city and asked them to cut the yard. The weeds were five feet high," said Brian Southwell. "He had a business going there from what I hear, a business in the basement."

Police said they seized 200 marijuana plants worth up to $800,000 on the street. Investigators also found a big mess inside.

dan of nj is a idiot

6000 r u nuts... it would take forever to sell it for that.. 3250 more like it... the want to get ride of it not sit on it.. end up smokeing it all if they sold it for 6000

Noone of MN @ Sep 28, 2009 21:26:58 PM

Dan of Nj is an idiot

Dan use your own math and $25k is not even close.

An average plant will yeild 3/4 of a pound and at a low cost of $3,250 per pound is $700,000 you bafoon!

Mick of NJ @ Aug 23, 2009 15:45:14 PM

200 plants at most 25k?

You're very misinformed. A well grown plants can produe a half pound to a full pound of marijuana. If it is high grade pot, a pound can be sold for as much as 6k.

Dan of NJ @ May 04, 2009 19:34:23 PM

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